Then what happens?

Martha’s Table turns our food into meals for kids so that they can grow and learn.

Manna packs bags for seniors so they get the nutrients they need to stay healthy.

SERVE lets folks shop for food in a grocery store setting, enabling them to bring healthy ingredients home to cook family meals.

DC Central Kitchen fuels the bodies and minds of those participating in its culinary employment programs.

Damien Ministries and Food and Friends serve our neighbors who are dealing with chronic illness.

You mean CAFB provides food to all those places?

YUP, and we have fun doing it.

But what about in areas where the CAFB doesn’t have a partner non-profit to help meet the need?

Great question. When there is no partner who can do it, we do it ourselves.

Our drivers roll up in a big 18 wheeler and deliver groceries right into the neighborhood.

We deliver food directly to communities of seniors who need wholesome meals.

And we set up farmer’s market style fruit and vegetable markets where folks in need can select healthy produce for free.

All in, the food bank provides 32 million meals for the community. This includes 13.5 million pounds of fresh produce.

The Capital Area Food Bank puts the ingredients for good meals into the homes of almost half a million people.

Half a million? That’s a lot of people.

It is, and because we feed so many people, we’re also working to provide and drive demand for healthy food. Those we serve have high rates of blood pressure and heart disease; we consider it a moral imperative to provide food that helps improve wellness.